The Cessna 172 is the most popular trainer aircraft in the world. The plane is manufactured by Kansas-based company Cessna. It belongs to the trainer class of aircraft, which means it's built ...

Bye Energy says its electrified Cessna 172N aircraft modified with 318kg (700lb) Lithium batteries and an electric motor is progressing towards first flight in the first quarter of 2011. In addition ...

Textron Aviation will deliver 15 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy to expand its training fleet. Epic Flight Academy, based in Florida, exclusively uses the Cessna Skyhawk for its ...

Its autonomous flight technology – which includes avionics, software, mechanisms, comms, remote command interfaces and a backup system – allowed a remotely-piloted Cessna 172 Skyhawk to taxi, take off ...

An angle-of-attack (AoA) indicator is now a standard feature in a Cessna 172 cockpit, offering general aviation pilots a critical tool for preventing loss of control accidents. The Textron Aviation ...

The largest Cessna 172 operator is the Civil Air Patrol, which this this week ordered 11 more of the type. On this day 65 years ago, the Cessna Skyhawk 172 flew for the first time. (Photo: Textron ...

Ferry pilot Tom Lopes successfully completed a 2,521-mile, 18-hour nonstop flight in a new Cessna 172 from Merced, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, delivering the aircraft. The impressive journey ...

ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to purchase 40 Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers for delivery in 2025, bringing the number of Skyhawks it has on order with the company to 95.

As anyone who has downloaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X or X-Plane knows, piloting an aircraft using a keyboard and mouse just doesn’t work. If you’re going to get in to the world of flight ...